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Winter mornings, go away! Cloud skies, I don't want to wake up to you. Sometimes I feel that waking up is becoming harder each day. The sun looks like a pale yolk and I feel so blue. These early winter mornings are tough, I tell you! [ Do Read: A Dad's Advi ce to the Daughter He loves ]                                   [ FOLLOW MY BOARDS ON PINTEREST ] Now I don't know how these last months have been for you. For me, October has been the toughest month so far. My family lost a very dear and much loved person. It was a huge personal loss for me and nothing less than devastating for my parents. But this loss also taught me lessons that I can never forget.    Beautiful memories live forever My mother tells me that when she got married and came to her new home, it is my aunts (father's sisters) who made her feel most loved, cared for and welcome. My aunt Manivalima, who passed ...

Labelled as a 'small book with big learnings', Ree cha Agarwal Goyal's  'Su c h is HER Life' takes a reader through a heart wren ching journey of thought-provoking musings.    Imagine a little book that you could hold  close to your heart and read on the move. Nothing too heavy that it bogs you down. It feels best when the book is light enough and delightful enough to read like a Twitter feed, with pearls of wisdom.  [Do read: When the Chief Fell in Love   ]   This little book is an exploration on what it is to be a woman in today's world. Some snippets make you want to   cry, others make you simply smile and there are many that will provoke your thoughts as the finer nuances sink in. Here are some:  'She was never  considered a perfe ct woman for the shape of her roti was always a determining factor.' 'Their biggest  complaint was: You are different. She loved the compliment....

The simplest lessons are always the toughest to learn.   This December, a classmate passed away and I was totally shocked to hear the news. Another shock came my way.  I heard that another classmate's husband had passed away and when I received the news, I felt very deeply for her.                                                     [ Image: Pexels.com] 1. Reach Out, Show You Care and Be Honest For me, my classmate is someone whom I had shared countless jokes and conversations with when we were young. Our conversations and happy moments have never faded though we have become different individuals with completely different journeys in life.  So, yes,  I plucked up the courage to call and show that I am with my friend through this moment of grief. The experience of the conversation we had humbled me like a lesson ...